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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
arm
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From this reading You needn't squeeze one's arm so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
boy
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
care
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From this reading You know you don't care for me?”
child
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
children
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
common
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
dear
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
died
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From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
don't
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From this reading You know you don't care for me?”
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
fall
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know you don't care for me?”
Harry
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From this reading “Oh, that fall, Harry!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
house
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know you don't care for me?”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
Maria
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
needn't
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From this reading You needn't squeeze one's arm so.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, that fall, Harry!
one's
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From this reading You needn't squeeze one's arm so.
paced
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
saw
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
says
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From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You needn't squeeze one's arm so.
squeeze
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From this reading You needn't squeeze one's arm so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that fall, Harry!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I thought I should have died when I saw it!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let me hear about those children, child, whom I saw running about at the house where they took you in, poor dear boy, after your dreadful fall?” says Maria, as they paced the common.